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    Jingege & YaoYao

    3.8 (122 reviews)
    ModerateChinese
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    LeeLee C.

    Wow the food!! Sumptuous and good quality! Came for lunch and the place was neat, spacious in seating and just feeling new overall. The BBQ counter at the entrance looks attractive. We ordered a bunch of stuff, including their famous BBQ combo with 3 items and half a roast duck, their pickled veggie with fish soup, egg white fried rice and tofu and pork belly clay pot. The BBQ items came first, shiny looking and full of juice. The fish is humongous! It also came with rice noodle, wood ear, lotus, fish filets, beef slices and it has spice level options. I was also impressed with their tofu clay pot as the tofu was much softer than I expected and the meat was sumptuous too. Service was good. Brought us food timely, and gave us extra napkins at the end of the meal. No wonder my coworker said he comes every week. He deserves a loyalty award!

    Crispy roasted duck rice plate
    Chris V.

    Not sure how different the quality would have been if I ate at the restaurant, but I ordered a crispy roasted duck rice plate for takeout and it was just ok. The bone-to-meat ratio felt pretty high and the quality of duck just didn't seem as good as a different place I had recently. The big portion of its sides that came with the plate was a plus. The location is in a pretty busy plaza that can be hard to find parking at times so expect it to be busy in there.

    Catherine T.

    It's always a full house on weekend afternoons, so be prepared for a wait! The restaurant features a beautiful layout, fast service, and a wide variety of quality dishes. The standout items were, of course, the char siu, roasted duck, and flavorful soups.

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    Jonathan B.

    Tried coming here on a weekend once and it was packed so I went on a weekday instead. The interior is kind of odd; there are very bright colors. The service is quick and the food took a bit to come out. The duck is very fatty and they give a decent amount too. The skin is crispy and the duck is soft. For about $17, it's not a bad lunch.

    Chengdu oolong jelly
    Leslie P.

    It's always busy whenever I pass by and it was no different when I went on a weekday night! They basically have two menus in one - Jin Gege focuses on Hong Kong style BBQ (like roasted pork belly, duck, soy sauce chicken) while Yao Yao is Sichuan with dishes like spicy boiled fish and beef. You order off a tablet, and they also serve free hot tea, which is always a win. We mostly stuck to the BBQ side and tried the rice plates. The 2-meat rice plate was $17, and the salt baked chicken plate was $15, which felt pretty reasonable. The Macau roasted pork belly was my favorite - tender, crispy, and not dry at all The chicken was also nice and tender. The duck was okay but a bit bony and could've had more meat. We also tried the duck noodle soup. The noodles and soup on their own were pretty bland, so it's better to pour the duck and maybe the sauce into the soup. The duck by itself was a bit too salty, but combined it worked better. For appetizers, we got the deep fried shrimp rolls and they were sooo good. I'm a big fan of pig ear, so I had to try it here! The flavor was good, but the numbing spice was intense. I've never had it that strong before like my mouth felt crazyyy. For dessert, we got the Chengdu oolong jelly and milk custard with fresh mango. The oolong jelly was light and refreshing, but I liked the mango milk custard even more!

    Bbq combo plates
    Mary S.

    Tldr; convenient location. quick, but not overly friendly service. slightly above price point for similar dishes elsewhere (bbq plates). We ordered 2 combo bbq rice plates so we could try multiple meats - macau pork belly, char siu, roasted duck, and the soy chicken. Of the four, table favorites were the soy chicken and pork belly. Each plate came with plenty of white rice, a few of pieces of veggies, and soy beans. Also ordered the salt and pepper ribs (came out very hot temp-wise and crunchy, which we liked).

    Minced Pork with Eggplant in clay pot
    Da Kat A.

    First time trying this place. It's bright, spacious and clean inside. Once you sit down, they gave you a tablet to order. Then everything gets confusing on the tablet menu. It's not organized by food categories combined by Jingege and YaoYao. It's by two different places - "Jingege" and "YaoYao". They each have their own menu and food category. For example: we wanted chicken wings. Found one chicken wing dish under "Appetizer" in one menu and another different chicken wing dish under "Main Entree" under another menu. It's very hard to find items back and forth switching between two names. That led us ordered the wrong dish. Also, the menu on the window shows that they have Iced Fruit Tea, however, it is not shown in the tablet menu. I even asked a waiter to help and he couldn't find it in the tablet either, so it wasn't available to order. There is some discrepancy between the menus they stick to the window outside vs. the menu in the tablet once you actually sat down. In addition,, the tablet menu inside has a lot of dishes than the menus they display on the window (to show people outside). Besides the confusing menu, the food is decent. - Roasted duck: Delicious with crispy skin. - The XO sauce rice rolls (cheung fun): rice rolls are soft with tasty XO sauce. - Crispy chicken wings: crispy and good, but we were hoping to order the salt & pepper chicken wings originally if not because of the confusing menu. - Minced pork with egg plant clay pot: tasty but super greasy. - Crispy tofu with soy sauce: Taste much better than they look. Crispy outside and soft inside. - Salted fish with chicken fried rice: ok, not enough salted fish flavor. It's kinda bland. Food portion is good in general and everything comes out piping hot.

    2 meat combo rice plate (crispy pork and char siu)
    Chloe P.

    I looove the soy sauce chicken here. Like... wow. The sauce is so good I honestly feel like I could drink it lol. The chicken comes out with that perfectly glistening skin that's coated in the most flavorful soy-based sauce. Every bite is juicy and tender, and what really surprised me was how soft the breast meat was too. Usually breast meat can be dry, but here it's incredibly tender and full of flavor. Another must-order for me is their mini fried tofu. These little bites are so delightful -- crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and totally addicting. I kept reaching for "just one more." Everything tasted super fresh and comforting. This is definitely one of those places I'll keep coming back to whenever I'm craving really good soy sauce chicken.

    crispy tofu
    Bill L.

    We ordered crispy tofu, char siu & soy sauce chicken, sauteed cabbage, eggplant with minced pork and crystal noodles with scallops. The service is always fast and food came out quickly.

    Salt and pepper duck bones - excellent!
    Cin-Yee S.

    Swarms of Asian aunties can't be wrong! This restaurant serves some of the best Cantonese/HK style barbecue you will ever eat. The Peking duck features crisp skin, juicy meat, and all the accoutrements (and a very generous number of thin pancakes, which I appreciate because many places only give you a few). If you order this, please do yourself a favor and get the duck bones in the salt and pepper format instead of the soup. This preparation is not offered everywhere, and their version is excellent and probably the best bite of this meal. The only qualm I have is that the food is not served hot. I know that the style of barbecue is often served at room temperature or just slightly warm, but it cooled down so fast that it was hard for me to eat, and so I took most of it home. (That might not bother others, but I have such a weird finicky thing about temperature and don't like to eat anything oily, greasy, or fatty below a certain temperature because the texture bothers me. YMMV. The duck bones were served freshly fried and crispy, though.) Also, the tea, which is I know is supposed to be served hot, was sadly not. A little toaster oven and air fryer time made for a delicious dinner and leftovers the next day

    Yaoyao Combo with Boiling Fish and Sliced Beef in Hot Chili Oil
    Agnes Y.

    Heard good things about this place and decided to give it a try. The decor is modern and bright. You can see all the BBQ meats on display as soon as you enter the restaurant. The three of us ordered the Yaoyao Combo with Sliced Beef in Hot Chili Oil and Boiling Fish, their Signature Stone Pot Spare Ribs Rice, and Build Your Own Duo BBQ Platter with Golden Char Siu and Soy Sauce Chicken. The Yaoyao Combo was huge and quite flavorful. The Signature Stone Pot Spare Ribs Rice was very tasty. The BBQ platter was good but the taste was not quite Hong Kong style. All in all everything was decent and portions were very generous. Service was good and staff seemed pleasant and friendly. Prices were very reasonable and affordable.

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    Brian T.

    New restaurant in this busy plaza. They don't have a display for their name but called jingege and yaoyao. 2 types of cuisine in one! Hong Kong (jingege) and Sichuan (yaoyao) dishes. Bright and vibrant setting inside and can see the Chinese BBQ right when you walk in. Ordered via iPad and had quick service. Started off with the golden soup pickled fish. Pretty big bowl with lots of fish and a small batch of noodles in the middle. Tasty soup with some slight sour flavor. On to the HK style dishes. We got the combo BBQ dishes which had roasted duck, chicken, and golden char siu. All the meats were high quality, tender, and tasted fresh. But they were all on the salty side and needed rice to help with the saltiness. The roasted duck had a crispy skin but was drenched in sauce for too long making it salty. Chicken was soft and wasn't dry. Char siu didn't have that sweet glaze flavor you typically get from a traditional HK place. Wonton soup was very average and almost plain. Didn't have that clear broth. Sweet and sour pork was delicious. Crispy pork and tangy.

    raised beef brisket with radish in clay pot
    Yumei H.

    We were planning to visit another restaurant in the plaza but decided to eat here after seeing how popular it was. We came right before 12 on a Saturday, so we expected the wait but we actually got a table after 20 min of waiting. We ordered the HK styled soy sauce xu one, crispy roasted duck, suan cai yu and togo'd a braised beef brisket with radish to take home. Everything was delicious! My boyfriend really liked the soy sauce chicken and said the meat was juicy. I personally really liked the crispy roasted duck! Overall, food was great but the wait for food once we sat down took awhile.

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    Ask the Community - Jingege & YaoYao

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    Yes, through apps that deliver like DoorDash or Panda, but they don't have a dedicated website.

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    Yes, Suan Cai Yu (Fish filet with sour/pickled veggies)

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    China Palace feels like a hidden gem for Chinese food, tucked in a busy plaza next to Milpitas…read moreSquare. My family went here last night and the food was delicious. We ordered the hot and sour soup, sweet and sour pork, and a mixed vegetable dish -- all of it came out to just about $50, which is a great deal for the quality. With how tasty everything was, I'm honestly surprised the place wasn't more crowded. It definitely deserves more attention. We'll be coming back for sure. I'm taking one star off because an older staff member was loudly yelling at a customer next to us, which made the atmosphere a bit uncomfortable. Other than that, the food and value were great.

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    3.8
    (485 reviews)
    1.1 mi
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    I love Taiwanese food, and this restaurant is pretty good. I always love Taiwanese ground pork rice…read moreso that was great. The tofu went pretty hard as well. I expected a dissent kind of Taiwanese sausage but that's on me for not knowing the menu. Service was good. There was plenty of space on a weekday night. The decor is nice, maybe a bit darker than I expected (dark feels like a fancy restaurant), but there were fun decorations. Were some boxes on a table but I didn't mind.

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